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To: NateC who wrote (11668)	10/14/1999 8:07:00 PM
From: NateC	Read Replies (1) of 14162

2 Things. first....I used to be able to click Netscape on this forum's URL...and then the first time I wanted to respond to a message...instead of just lurking...it would prompt me for my name and password. Now SI kicks me out to a login...and I have to find my way back to this forum. Anyone else have that problem?? 2nd...relates to the LEAPS calendar spreads we've been talking about....and I seem to recall a pretty good exchange on this about 6 months ago....if anyone wants to check Dick Hickman's index..... If an investor is Long a LEAPS call....say at Strike Price 40.....Jan 2001......and CC's the stock at 35......and then the stock takes off that particular month...before and up to the expiration date of the short CC.........and you don't buy back the CC....and it gets assigned at expiry......Do you just have the Long LEAPS call exercised at Strike Price 40, in order to cover the exercise on the CC???? I thought that was what happened. SO....if the Stock is at 37 let's say, when the CC is exercised......the long Call would be exercised also. (so you'd be forced to buy the stock at 40, when its market price is 37??) to give the shares theoretically anyway to the CC buyer at 35 Conversely...if the Long LEAPS call is ITM.....say the stock advances to 43..........and you let your CC get exercised at 35. Your LEAPS call is ITM $3, plus some time premium, say $10 or more. What happens here.?? (I've not let this happen with any of my calendar spreads yet..so haven't learned by experience).... They exercise my CC, and have to have shares to cover that exercise. Dreyfus and AMeritrade I know will call..and ask what the investor wants to do......but the "default" is to exercise the Long Call at $40.....Who gets the $3 difference between the strike price..and the market price of the shares on the day of expiry??? sorry this is convoluted....but I've never understood what happens in this scenario

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